This study examined the validity and generalizability of the use of Teacher Work Samples to
assess preservice and inservice teachers' abilities to meet national and state teaching …

This study reports on the development and usefulness of an assessment procedure for
teachers' coaching competence. We examined the usefulness of the developed procedure …

English Learners (ELs) are left behind in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM). The growing need for effective critical pedagogical competence …

This paper shows how a mid-sized teacher education institution proactively developed a
performance assessment method, Teacher Work Samples (TWSs), addressing the school's …

This qualitative study addresses the growing body of research about the implementation and
impact of edTPA on the training and assessment of music teacher candidates at the …

To meet accountability demands of the United States Department of Education and NCATE
for the quality of teacher preparation programs, colleges of education require graduates to …

The present study measured student gains in learning using the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test pre and post-test mean scale scores in reading comprehension and math …

Abstract The Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession in 1986 released “A Nation
Prepared”. This seminal document was produced in an effort to improve instruction within …

This study evaluated the nature and quality of teacher-reported classroom assessment
evidence presented within BTSA induction portfolios, as well as what that evidence revealed …

The research study presented in this dissertation focuses on issues pertaining to the
reliability, generalizability, and validity of authentic performance assessments of teachers …